Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority ...
WEB3 days ago · TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament amended a law on Friday, stripping power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied. Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members of parliament voted in favor of amending the young democracy’s first ...
Tunisians continue with protests against president Kais Saied, …
WEBSep 23, 2024 · Since 2021, Saied has been ruling by decree, with the opposition calling the move a 'coup'. Tunisians have taken to the streets once again, denouncing president Kais Saied who they accuse of ...
Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government - CNN
WEBJul 25, 2021 · Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament, a move his foes labelled a coup...
Tunisian President Kais Saied to seek reelection in October after ...
WEBJul 19, 2024 · A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison and banned him from contesting election for life in the latest move to stifle opponents of President Kais Saied in the upcoming October election.
Tunisia’s President Saied reshuffles cabinet after wave of arrests
WEBMay 26, 2024 · President Kais Saied named Khaled Nouri minister of interior, according to a statement from his office, replacing Kamel Feki, who had been considered close to the head of state.
Tunisia's PM sacked after violent Covid protests - BBC
WEBJul 26, 2021 · President Kais Saied, who was elected in 2019, announced he was taking over. His supporters erupted in celebration, but opponents in parliament immediately accused him of staging a coup....
The Sorry State of Tunisia's Democracy - TIME
WEBSep 19, 2024 · President Kais Saied's near-certain—and certainly illegitimate—reelection in the Oct. 6 election is a sad reminder of the Arab Spring's failure.
The ICC is asked to investigate a crackdown on opposition in Tunisia ...
WEB6 days ago · Lawyers and families of jailed Tunisian opposition leaders are calling on the International Criminal Court to investigate a crackdown on political ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... Tunisian take part in a protest against President Kais Saied ahead of the upcoming presidential ...
Tunisia’s Kais Saied pardons social media critics amid calls to …
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Tunisian President Kais Saied has signed an order granting a special presidential pardon to more than 1,700 people detained over social media posts critical of the government.
Tunisia's President Kais Saied buries the democratic progress …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · With act after act, Tunisia's President Kais Saied is trampling underfoot all the achievements of the democratic transition that followed the 2011 revolution.